Episode guide

Late Night with David Letterman

1001 episodes · 9 seasons · 1982–1993 · NBC

← Show package · 1980s

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Filed by Vivian Cross · The Carpet Report

The birth certificate of modern ironic late night — before everyone copied the shrug. Stupid Pet Tricks, Viewer Mail, Top Ten lists, Paul Shaffer as foil: NBC's 12:30 laboratory that invented post-Carson cool. Essential if you care how talk shows learned to mock themselves. The CBS years are the empire; these NBC hours are the cult scripture.

TV Flash files Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) on NBC as a season-first catalog of 1001 listed hours across 9 seasons, 1982-02-01–1993-06-25 from “Bill Murray and Don Herbert” (S01E01) to “Show #1810” (S12E68).

Season-first catalog. 1001 listed hours across 9 seasons. Soaps, talk, variety, and other long-run logs live on season hubs — titles and dates, not invented daily recaps.

Season

Season 1

1 episodes · 1982-02-01

Late Night with David Letterman Season 1: 1 listed episode dated 1982-02-01. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S01E01

Season

Season 5

64 episodes · 1986-07-17 – 1986-05-29

Late Night with David Letterman Season 5: 64 listed episodes from 1986-07-17 to 1986-05-29. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S05E77 · S05E140

Season

Season 6

124 episodes · 1987-05-27 – 1987-11-19

Late Night with David Letterman Season 6: 124 listed episodes from 1987-05-27 to 1987-11-19. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S06E01 · S06E129

Season

Season 7

110 episodes · 1988-02-02 – 1989-01-20

Late Night with David Letterman Season 7: 110 listed episodes from 1988-02-02 to 1989-01-20. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S07E02 · S07E111

Season

Season 8

167 episodes · 1989-01-31 – 1990-01-22

Late Night with David Letterman Season 8: 167 listed episodes from 1989-01-31 to 1990-01-22. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S08E02 · S08E168

Season

Season 9

153 episodes · 1990-03-02 – 1991-02-01

Late Night with David Letterman Season 9: 153 listed episodes from 1990-03-02 to 1991-02-01. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S09E01 · S09E154

Season

Season 10

157 episodes · 1991-02-05 – 1992-01-24

Late Night with David Letterman Season 10: 157 listed episodes from 1991-02-05 to 1992-01-24. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S10E01 · S10E157

Season

Season 11

157 episodes · 1992-02-04 – 1993-01-22

Late Night with David Letterman Season 11: 157 listed episodes from 1992-02-04 to 1993-01-22. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S11E02 · S11E158

Season

Season 12

68 episodes · 1993-02-02 – 1993-06-25

Late Night with David Letterman Season 12: 68 listed episodes from 1993-02-02 to 1993-06-25. Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

S12E01 · S12E68